Amendments
Amendments
Scenarios
Scenarios
Due Process
100

"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed"

What is Amendment 2?

100

freedom of speech, religion, press, petition, and protest

What is Amendment 1?

100

You are charged with a crime and you know you are guilty. You refuse to answer any questions asked by the police. 

What is Amendment 5?

100

You start a petition to have violent video games banned from stores and for children under the age of 18. 

What is Amendment 1?

100

due process of law

What is the 5th Amendment?

200

"No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law"

What is Amendment 3?

200

"No person shall be ...deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law."

What is Amendment 5?

200

Your mother, who has completed a home firearm safety training course goes to a store and buys a handgun. She brings it home to protect her family.

What is Amendment 2?

200

The police pull you over and demand to search your car. They search every part of the car including the glove compartment and the trunk then take some of your personal items.

What is Amendment 4?

200

The due process clause ensures that citizens can get justice that is granted to them by the Bill of Rights.

True or False

What is True?

300

"guarantees the rights of criminal defendants, including the right to a ... trial without unnecessary delay" 

What is Amendment 6?

300

"The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized?"

What is Amendment 4?

300

Due to the expense of war in the Middle East, the government asks every American household to feed and house three soldiers when they return to the United States.

What is Amendment 3?

300

A woman is arrested for breaking into her friend's house and stealing her iPhone and iPad. She is sent to jail and told she won't be going to trial for at least 3 years.

What is Amendment 6?

300

In the United States, due process is outlined in both the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution.

True of False


What is True?

400

"Excessive bail shall not be required."

What is Amendment 8?

400

"In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise reexamined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law"

What is Amendment 7?

400

Instead of having a regular court proceeding with a jury, the judge tells you to come to his office to settle the matter. 

What is Amendment 7?

400

You are fined $5,000 for stealing a candy bar.

What is Amendment 8?

400

Due Process ensures that a person's rights to life, liberty, or property is not infringed upon by the government

True or False

What is True?

500

"The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people."

What is Amendment 9?

500

"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people."

What is Amendment 10?

500

The government says that states can't decide to where to build roads in their state.

What is Amendment 10?

500

Your neighbor looks in your mailbox to see what kind of bills you have. You decide to contact the police because it violates your right to privacy.

What is Amendment 9?

500

Due Process guarantees that people have the right to a fair trial by jury

True or False

What is True?

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